Military Mom Pays It Forward With Camo Quilts

bristol-warren.patch.com:

One Bristol resident has taken it upon herself to find ways to help fund a volunteer organization that makes and ships quilts to members of the military.

Military mom JoAnne Camara has seen her son off on three deployments in the last four years. So when her son Thomas was deployed to Afghanistan for the second time on Jan. 2, 2012, Camara sought to keep his spirits up by sending him a quilt made by volunteers in Wisconsin. They're not just any quilts, though: these are made from the same material as military uniforms so that the troops can use them out in the open and strap them to the outside of their bags.

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Comments

[JoeBoy254]

10:31 PM on 02/25/2012

If I was still in the military I would say thanks but no thanks. All I wanted to do is get out of my Class C's. I sure don't want matching bed linens either.

[Lfwagh]

07:27 PM on 02/25/2012

This woman is doing such a wonderful service to those who serve. This is just wonderful. What a great story. We donate items to a local organization that ships care packages overseas. I spent Aug.-November making Christmas stockings for troops and I received a few thank you notes from soldiers serving in the desert. It is the best feeling to know that such a simple act makes a difference to a member of our military. They really appreciate it and more importantly, they feel appreciated by it.